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EY67 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

After educating a group of students on the various concepts involving suicide, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the students describe parasuicide as which of the following?

A) Voluntary act of killing oneself
B) All suicide-related behaviors and suicidal thoughts
C) Nonfatal act with the intent to die
D) Voluntary attempt without death as the aim

Question 2

A client who has been diagnosed with panic disorder visits the clinic and experiences a panic attack. The client tells the nurse, I'm so nervous. My hands are shaking, and I'm sweating. I feel as if I'm having a stroke right now.

What would be the priority intervention at this time?

A) Stay with the client while remaining calm.
B) Move the client to a safe environment.
C) Tell the client that the attack will soon pass.
D) Teach the client deep breathing techniques to calm her.

annierak · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Parasuicide is a voluntary, apparent attempt at suicide, commonly called a suicidal gesture, in which the aim is not death. Suicide is the voluntary act of killing oneself. It is a fatal, self-inflicted destructive act with explicit or inferred intent to die. Suicidality is all suicide-related behaviors and thoughts of completing or attempting suicide and suicide ideation. A suicide attempt is a nonfatal, self-inflicted destructive act with explicit or implicit intent to die.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The first nursing intervention should be to stay with the client while remaining calm. A calm presence will help to relax the client. The nurse should use short sentences to provide clear directions and then assist the client to an environment with minimal stimuli. A client experiencing panic is unable to process information, so telling the client that the attack will soon pass would be ineffective. Educating the client on deep-breathing techniques would be appropriate later, after the panic subsides and the client is amenable to hearing and processing information.